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Part 2Naming of geographic features and Crown protected areas
Review of proposals for naming Crown protected areas: Requirement to notify Board if name discontinued

31ARequirement to notify Board if name of Crown protected area discontinued

  1. The Minister of Conservation must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the Board if the name assigned to a Crown protected area in accordance with this subpart is discontinued—

  2. because the area—
    1. has ceased to be a Crown protected area; or
      1. has been included in another Crown protected area; or
      2. for any other reason.

        1. On receiving notification under subsection (1), the Board must—

        2. remove the name of the Crown protected area from the list of official geographic names in the Gazetteer; and
          1. give public notice of that discontinuation in accordance with section 21(2).

            Notes
            • Section 31A: inserted, on , by section 5 of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 110).
            • Section 31A(2): replaced, on , by section 110 of the Statutes Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 74).